Skis for advanced & expert skiers

Wide freeride and powder skis for confident skiers who head off-piste: 100 mm and more underfoot for float in deep snow and stability at speed in variable terrain.

Skis for advanced & expert skiers: 124 products

Buying advice

Who should ski a freeride ski?

Skiers who are confident on black runs and spend much of their time off-piste, in trees or in fresh snow. Wide skis need speed and a strong stance to come alive.

Length for advanced skiers

Forehead height or longer: around your own height or about 5 cm shorter. Rockered powder skis ski shorter than they measure, so many experts size up.

Safety off-piste

Off-piste means avalanche terrain. Carry a transceiver, shovel and probe, check the bulletin and read our avalanche safety basics.

Questions, answered

Straight answers about sizes, levels and service. Still unsure? Ask us.

What skis do expert skiers use?

Most experts who ski the whole mountain use freeride skis around 100–110 mm underfoot; for deep powder days, 110 mm and wider.

How wide should powder skis be?

100–110 mm is a good all-round freeride width for the Alps; 110 mm and wider is for deep powder.

Are freeride skis good on piste?

They work on groomed runs, but a wide ski is slower from edge to edge than a narrow one. If you mostly ski pistes, an all-mountain ski is the better choice.